District nursing — Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty district nursing service provides patient-centred specialist nursing care in the community.
Contact us
To access a district nurse in Tauranga, call 07 579 8000
To access a district nurse in Whakatāne, call 07 306 0706
Where to find us
Tauranga clinics are available at:
- Tauranga Hospital (internal link)
- Lexham Park
- Katikati
- Te Puke Community Centre.
Whakatāne clinics are available at:
- Whakatāne Hospital (internal link)
- Kawerau
- Ōpōtiki.
To be seen at any of these clinics you must have an appointment.
Services we provide
The district nursing service provides care in homes, schools, workplaces or at a district nursing clinic.
District nurses provide quality nursing care and education for:
- wound care
- ulcer treatment
- Doppler assessment for blood circulation problems
- continence
- palliative care for cancer (oncology)
- respiratory and oxygen maintenance
- stoma management
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) nursing services
- hospital in the home service
- personal and home care assessment (Tauranga only).
Referral information
You can be referred by your healthcare provider or after discharge from hospital.